by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 27, 2023 | 2023, Corporate Worship, COVID-19, Loving Others
Just came back from a great nine days in Melbourne. Celebrated Lunar New Year there. Since mum has passed on, we didn't go to Penang for New Year this year. We (whole family except son Mark who just started a new job) went to Melbourne because son Stephen...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 20, 2023 | 2023, Discipleship, Mentoring
The best mentoring literature has consistently pointed out that good mentoring is always a mutual experience — both mentor and mentee grow as they journey together. This has definitely been my experience. I had suggested in an earlier article that this mutual...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 13, 2023 | 2023, Growth, Loving Others, Rest & Busyness
This morning (12 Jan 2023) I had the privilege of sharing a devotion with the staff team of Focus on the Family Singapore. Since it is early in the year, I took the opportunity to go through my life check list—four dimensions of life found in the book of Genesis...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 6, 2023 | 2023, Following Jesus, Relationships, Spiritual Friendship
If you are into new year resolutions, I hope strengthening friendships will be one of your commitments. We need to intentionally cultivate friendships in a lonely world because we need friends. Here are five things you can do to build friendships. 1. Spending...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 23, 2022 | 2022, Loving Others, Relationships
Meals-on-Wheels is a meal delivery programme to meet the daily needs of the home-bound elderly. The elderly, who usually live alone, depend on volunteers from TOUCH Home Care’s Meals-on-Wheels to deliver their meals every day. (TOUCH Community Services) For some...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 16, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Discipleship, Relationships, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
I recall reading a long time ago that when some people asked the late John Stott how he maintained his faithfulness to Christ and his calling, he replied, “daily Bible study and prayer”. I think I remember correctly. For many of us in the evangelical tradition, Bible...